Roseburg High School - Umpqua Yearbook (Roseburg, OR)

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ln Mid-january, an 8-inch snowfall gave the students an unexpected three-day vacation. Senator Packwood visited RHS on his tour of the high schools of Curry, Coos, Lane, and Douglas counties. During the assembly he spoke on the filibuster, his new bill with three population measures, and the all volunteer army. On the other side of the coin, the Clackamas Youth Circus visited the campus, demonstrating tight and loose wire acts, jugglers, and the traditional clowns. Two shockers were also featured -one, the Pacific Power and Light presentation, warning students of the dangers of electricity, and the Atomic Energy Commission, which showed the ways that atomic energy can be of benefit to man. Further changes were made in the dress code, allowing boys to wear their hair any safe length, and the teachers to wear pantsuits. Demonstrating electrical COI1dUCii0n, the During an assembly, Officer Witten surprises indignant jo Stewart and Bill Winningham. AEC representative grins mischievously. Winter 23

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Performance Of Finian's Rainbow Missitucky, USA was the set- ting of Finian's Rainbow. There Finian plants a pot o' gold, con- vinced that it is the gold buried at Fort Knox that makes Americans rich. But being a poor man, Finian has ,to steal the gold from a lepre- chaun who follows him to America to reclaim it. Once there, he has more problems with a Iovelorn daughter and share croppers who are losing their land. High points of the performance included the song and dance of the Passion Pilgrim Gospeleers, and the scene where, after Susan kisses him, Og exclaims, Fairyland was never like this! Student improvisation added a lot to the comedy of the musical. A sagging lawn swing, Flip Wilson handshake, and out stretched clinched fist at strategic points made the performance a Roseburg Special. This musical, first produced 15 years ago, was still relevant because racism and poverty still exist. Indignantly, Finian fKeith Millerj denies having stolen the pot 'o gold from Og tRoy Foxj. Cast Finian McLonergan .. Keith Miller Sharon McLonergan Anne Browning Woody Mahoney .,..,. john Marr Susan Mahoney ...,.. Vicki Stone Og Cleprechaunj , ..... Roy Fox Senator Rawkins . .. Dean Remick Buzz Collins ,,,..... Brian Glover Sheriff , ...,, . Bill Winningham Deputy ...,....... Paul Williams Passion Pilgrim Gospeleers ....... Don Witten, joe Dawson, joey Myers Henry . , . ,,.. . Craig johnson Because she is mute, Susan Nicki Stonej does a dance to say that Woody is coming. Finian's Rainbow 25